Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-11

i"to the deep peace of sleen ~'
!, mere was well attended vesper service
10 the evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
appropriate services were held. an E..,e-
,; n.nem was rendered by the choir, and selec.
reao from the scriptures. The
f faeot preached an able and eloquent sermon
of ,ha .a A. .aken from the eighteenth verse
car.a;, ' sst chapter Of Acts. Then
t tI1s otolcs, encountered him, and sons "a -
W. NAT VIII this babbler say?' And Other.
ne seemeth to be setter forth Of s,,ann,
80 because he preached nnfo
.hem Jesus and the resurrect;on IT,
ueaf' VI raul IS stirred within him "a ba an
.ers Athens, the "Mother of Arts and ga.
~ 1ne misguided people given to idola,rv
moving MS surroundings and hi, hearsr.
wnat VIII this babbler say! He will savvhs,
me nv: philosophers will not tarry to ansve-
c 9. itn 'heif views of the world neither tho
o'oics VI hplcureans have any place for the
1iec'ion IN their creed. But Paul, hay.
fa g.. 'Ien tne risen Christ, makes this ploriou,
80 ~; .ne INSPIRATION OF his soul and the climax
Ch.;s us eeiuion' ne presents the resurrection of
OF the divinity of Christ, and onr ground &c
nope In the resurrection of the dead I'D o,,r
neirship to the heavenly inheritance. The olo.
.t Le' VI tne Easter day are full of comfort to
. ue mourhers' and accepting this great fact
'he gospels, the triumphant believer
~, ,uoo's' ", grave, where is thy yictorv2"
ing ai'ar was decorated with pot plants con.
Slstlhg OF geraniums, fuschias, vines. etc
Ia tne evening an Easter concert was given
oy the Sabbath school consisting of singing
| Rotations, etc se'
FIRST BAPTIST.
Inc beautiful audience room of the First
naptlst church was rendered more attractive
than ever by the display of plants and fra
grant flowers, artistically displayed about tho
aitar. The pastor, Rev. H. ]. White
preached an Easter sermon from the words.
"hy seek ye the living among the dead?
ne Is not mere, but is risen" Nature of it.
sen hoids out no hope of life We are ant
70 look TOT the living among the dead, grop.
ing IN the black darkness of natures NIGHT
IL may be dinly lighted by star, but the
luii llgnt does not appear. But the shining
ones at the sepuchre bid US lift up our ewes
towards the morning. The empty tomb an
swers the question, ''if a man dies shall he
i've again." Our bodies are but the shells
OF the immortal soul, which death strips off.
"heh the stone was rolled away, the seal of
every grave was broken. In Chrsts resur.
rectloh we see our resurrection. When He
arose, the chambers of death were vacated.
nature and reason alone do not reveal liy
ing Christ; guided by these alone. we are
leo to the sepnlchre. Nature, reason and
science do not contradict revelation, but thew
90 not bear positive testimony. The living
Chrlst may be found in the light of testimony.
those who have seen Him in their inner
consciousness, have the resurrection life
qulckened within them by the touch of the
living Christ
In the evening at the same place there was
an Easter Sunday School concert of great in
terest, and which was largely attended, the
children taking their parts in most sccepta-
BILE manner
ST. MARYs (CATHoLIc.)
The services at ST. Mary's church yester-
uay were very interesting and appropriate
tor the day, Father Nelligan, celebrant;
Father Dorrity preaching from the following
text: Mark l6. l-7-"At that time Mary Mag
dalen and Mary, the mother of James and
Salome, bought sweet spices that coming thew
might anoint Jesus. And early in the morn
ing, the first day OF the week, they came to
the sepuichre. the sun being now risen. And
they said one to another: Who shall roll US
back the stone from the door of the sepul-
chre! and looking, they saw the stone rolled
BACK, for its was very great; and entering
into the sepulchre they saw young man
sitting on the right side clothed with a White
robe; and they were astonished; who saith to
them be not affrighted; we seek Jesus of
Nazareth. who was cruciied. He is risen.
He Is not here. Behold the place where
they laid him. Blu: go tell his disciples and
Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee.
There you shall see him as he told YOU"
The affairs were very handsomely decorat-
ed with flowers and >tapers. The music was
special for the occasion and new mass was
sung. There were solos by Messrs Murphy
and Davis, Miss Sheahan and Miss Nolan.
FREE BAPTIST.
large congregation, well filling the audi
vices, which were appropriate to the
day concentrated. The church was
simply but lastly decorated. Fowering
plants brought afresh to the minds of all the
fact of a risen and living Savior In front of
the pulpit was large mound of plants with
prOiuslon of blossoms. Over the desk was
cross of red, pink and white flowers upon a
dark background, On one side of the desk
was vase of calaS and on the other side a
.petunia with variegated blossoms There
were hanging plants of oxais the walls
and on the sides of the desk at the head
of the aisles were stands containing gerani-
um, wax plants, begonias and tuchsias. The
voluntary by the CHOIR, W. F. Sudds Easter
anthem, "Thanks be to God, who giveth US
the victocy," was inspiring. The pastor
preached an interesting and instructive ser
mon taking for his theme "The Resurrec-
tion." text Acts 24-l5-"And have hope to-
ward God, which they themselves also allow
thar there shall be resurrection of the dead
both of the just and unjust" In the even
ing the service in the auditorium. A
short address BY the pastor was followed by
social service.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The decorations were very tasty and effec-
tive. The pulpit rail was empowered IN moss
and flowers, consisting of geranums, petunias,
callas, Easter lilies and fuschids. A large
bank of pot plants, mostly geraniums, frdnted
the pulpit. The pastor Rev. A. f. Skeele
preached from Phil III: 10 THAT | may
know him and the power of his resurrection"
What Paul sought in the gospel and in every
one of its doc rnes was its power. We seek
today to know OF the resurrection. 1t is
central truth in the Christian system, and it
supports and confirms other truths, such as
that of Chrlst's nature, and that of the new
birth, of justification by faith of the future
life, and the Judgment. 1t has also a power
toward US. The bclief in it is salvation The
resurre ction destroys death. by delivering us
from the fear OF it and by changing all our
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